[BeingHuman]

I can’t find one for the life of me. Must be straight— mine could work with a little leak, just jacked up stud hole.

 

[Jrrrrrrr]

Are you saying the manifold is cracked, or that the gasket surfaces are warped?

If cracked, you should give brazing a try. Brazing cracks in cast iron work a lot better and prove more reliable than welding, the flux-coated bronze brazing rods are cheap, and you only need a MAPP or perhaps even propane torch to heat the manifold enough for the brazing medium to penetrate the cracks.

There's a bit of a learning curve to this technique, but if you have a solid grasp on soldering, you can learn to braze.

 

[BeingHuman]

Hey thanks for the input! It was a broken stud that I mostly drilled out, but the remaining material won’t come out after trying various methods. It’s like the heat melded the stud with the mani. If I can’t find a new one, I guess I’ll throw a regular bolt +nut on it.

 

[Jrrrrrrr]

A machinist or someone with a drill press and good bits can get the rest of that broken stud out. Then, you can install a new stud or go with the bolt and nut. If you have a pay someone else to do it, or invest in better drill bits and/or a better drill, that's going to be easier and probably cheaper than trying to source a new manifold. Extreme heat fusing the stud to the manifold could be a thing, but more likely it's just corrosion.

 

[TimelessBucket]

There is someone on facebook in my area selling one actually.

But a broken stud can be replaced, just takes some work as mentioned above.

 

[BeingHuman]

There is someone on facebook in my area selling one actually.

But a broken stud can be replaced, just takes some work as mentioned above.

I’m still interested in buying one though.

 

[TimelessBucket]

okay, I'll look later today and let you know if I find the ad again

 

[TimelessBucket]

Found on FaceBook marketplace.

I think you should be able to find this part somewhere in the States as well on the "MK1 MK2 MK3 VW Classified USA" group